# List of Grand Army of the Republic posts in Kentucky

This is a list of Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) posts in Kentucky, United States. The G.A.R. Department of Kentucky was officially organized January 17, 1883.
Over 100,000 Kentuckians, including 23,703 African Americans, served in the Union Army or the Union Navy during the Civil War, compared to over 40,000 soldiers who served in Kentucky Confederate regiments. The number of African American soldiers from Kentucky is second only to the numbers recruited in Louisiana.
Very soon after the war, popular sentiment in the Commonwealth turned toward the "Lost Cause" ideology, largely as a result of the return of prominent former-Confederates to positions within the state and local governments. Regardless, Kentucky had a very active G.A.R. organization and the 29th National Encampment of the G.A.R. was held in Louisville September 11–13, 1896, at a time when national membership was recorded at 357,639.

## Kentucky G.A.R. posts

| Post name | Post number | Post location | Named for |
| William Nelson | 1 | Newport | William "Bull" Nelson |
| James A. Garfield | 2 | Covington | James A. Garfield |
| James S. Jackson | 3 | Owensboro | James S. Jackson |
| Preston Morton | 4 | Hartford | Preston Morton |
| A. C. Wildman | 5 | Falmouth | unknown |
| George H. Thomas | 6 | Louisville | George Henry Thomas |
| C. H. Martin | 7 | Greenville | Columbus H. Martin |
| J. W. Gosnell | 8 | Leitchfield | Joseph W. Gosnell |
| Croxton | 9 | Concord | John T. Croxton |
| A. Lincoln | 10 | Owensboro | Abraham Lincoln |
| Lovell H. Rousseau | 10 | Louisville | Lovell Rousseau |
| R. T. Whittinghill | 11 | Fordsville | Remus Travis Whittinghill |
| Warner | 12 | Louisville | unknown |
| Joseph Heiser | 13 | Maysville | Joseph J. Heiser |
| McPherson | 14 | Ashland | James B. McPherson |
| W. H. Hays | 14 | Polin | William Hercules Hays |
| Robert Anderson | 15 | Danville | Robert Anderson |
| Thomas Jackson | 15 | Carlisle | Thomas Jackson |
| Joseph Hooker | 16 | Dayton | Joseph Hooker |
| Maxwell | 17 | Catlettsburg | unknown |
| Rousseau | 17 | Vanceburg | Lovell Rousseau |
| Sacramento | 17 | Sacramento | post location |
| C. B. Tate | 18 | Scottsville | unknown |
| O. P. Johnson | 18 | Round Hill | Oliver P. Johnson |
| Murray | 19 | Cloverport / Hardinsburg | unknown |
| C. A. Zachary | 20 | Somerset | Charles A. Zachary |
| Hays Watkins | 21 | Lebanon | unknown |
| Hamrick | 22 | Burtonville | Thomas H. Hamrick |
| John V. Boyd | 23 | Crofton | John V. Boyd |
| August Beyland | 24 | Beattyville | August Beyland |
| Bloom Tender | 24 | Drip Rock | unknown |
| G. A. Custer | 25 | Elizabethtown | George Armstrong Custer |
| Henry Eifert [sic] | 26 | Greenup | William Henry Eifort |
| Lt Severance | 26 | Crab Orchard | Daniel Severance |
| Perry Campbell | 27 | Caneyville | Perry Campbell |
| E. P. Mavity | 28 | Petersville | Ephraim P. Mavity |
| Al Henry | 29 | Princeton | unknown |
| Ralph Armstead | 29 | Catlettsburg | unknown |
| W. T. Bryant | 30 | Flippin | William T. Bryant |
| Crittenden | 31 | Marion | Crittenden County |
| Gen. Freemont [sic] | 32 | Midway | John C. Frémont |
| J. H. Grider | 32 | Bowling Green | John H. Grider |
| A. G. Bacon | 33 | Frankfort | Albert Gallatin Bacon |
| G. M. Vandover | 34 | Tompkinsville | George M. Vandover |
| J. Henderson | 35 | Millerstown / Wheeler's Mill | unknown |
| Hegan | 36 | Wesleyville | unknown |
| J. H. Southgate | 36 | Falmouth | unknown |
| David Good | 37 | Madisonville | unknown |
| Reynolds | 38 | Ludlow | John F. Reynolds |
| Reynolds | 38 | West Covington | John F. Reynolds |
| Maj. Harris | 39 | Augusta | Joseph B. Harris |
| C. L. White | 40 | Hopkinsville | Charles L. White |
| William Goodman | 40 | Harrildsville | unknown |
| Henry Palmer | 41 | Grange City / Ringos Mills | Henry D. Palmer |
| J. J. Mann | 42 | Harrodsburg | Josiah J. Mann |
| William Blackburn | 43 | Covington | unknown |
| G. W. Monroe | 44 | Frankfort | George Wood Monroe |
| L. Bacon | 45 | Hopkinsville | Lewellen Bacon |
| Rice | 45 | Dawson Springs | unknown |
| John H. Holloway | 46 | Henderson | unknown |
| Curran Pope | 47 | Shelbyville | Curran Pope |
| B. Smith | 48 | Somerset | unknown |
| Beloile & Palmer | 48 | Springfield | unknown |
| George P. Jouett | 49 | Mount Eden | George Payne Jouett |
| Gen. Anderson | 50 | Providence | Robert Anderson |
| Nelson Boggs | 50 | Webbville | Nelson S. Boggs |
| A. C. Wells | 51 | Jamestown | Asa C. Wells |
| H. H. Scoville | 52 | London | Hector H. Scoville |
| Levi Pennington | 53 | Annville | Levi Pennington |
| E. L. Dudley | 54 | Lexington | Ethelbert Ludlow Dudley |
| John A. Logan | 55 | Junction City | John Alexander Logan |
| J. T. Kinnaird | 55 | Bowling Green | John T. Kinnaird |
| Lincoln | 56 | Hodgenville | Abraham Lincoln |
| G. W. Gallup | 57 | Geigersville | George W. Gallup |
| U. S. Grant | 58 | Olive Hill | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Grant | 59 | Paducah | Ulysses S. Grant |
| U. P. Hodges | 60 | Munfordville / Priceville | unknown |
| Charles Sumner | 61 | Lexington | Charles Sumner |
| L. H. Rousseau | 62 | Stanford | Lovell Harrison Rousseau |
| George W. Cabble | 63 | Kidds Store | unknown |
| Seth Parker | 63 | Tollesboro | unknown |
| James Durrell | 64 | Central City | unknown |
| Capt. Ellis | 65 | Quincy | Lewis P. Ellis |
| McLeod | 66 | Claysville | unknown |
| C. Osborne | 67 | Blaine | Chilton A. Osborne |
| John Brown | 68 | Paris | John Brown |
| F. M. Burgess | 69 | Ulysses | unknown |
| G. M. Burgess | 69 | Peach Orchard | unknown |
| W. H. Lytle | 70 | Fern Creek / Fisherville | William Haines Lytle |
| Joseph Dudley | 71 | Flemingsburg | Joseph Dudley |
| Jo McCollum | 72 | Brooksville | unknown |
| D. V. Auxier | 73 | Paintsville | David Valentine Auxier |
| C. Maxwell | 74 | Corydon | Cicero Maxwell |
| W. A. Whittaker | 75 | Louisville | unknown |
| Burnside | 76 | Burnside | post location |
| W. B. Hazen | 76 | New Castle | William Babcock Hazen |
| S. D. Murrell | 77 | Josephine | Stokely Donelson Murrell |
| Simmons | 78 | Springfield | unknown |
| W. L. Lee | 78 | Carrollton | William L. Lee |
| J. S. Willis | 79 | Rochester | Joseph S. Willis |
| George H. Cram | 80 | Cedar Springs | George Henry Cram |
| William Jackson | 80 | Franklin | unknown |
| Joseph Humphrey | 81 | Humphrey | unknown |
| Morris | 82 | Burnside | unknown |
| N. F. Twyman | 83 | Greensburg | Nathaniel F. Twyman |
| J. J. Gore | 84 | Monroe | unknown |
| W. T. Ward | 85 | Louisville | William Thomas Ward |
| Andrew Wiley | 86 | Johnsville | unknown |
| N. W. Hancock | 87 | Gap Creek | unknown |
| Captain Hanaway | 88 | Bowling Green | unknown |
| Granville Moody | 89 | Bellevue | Granville Moody |
| Calvin Childs | 90 | Greensburg | unknown |
| Paducah | 91 | Paducah | post location |
| S. McKee | 92 | Absher | Sam McKee |
| Granville Allen | 93 | Morgantown | Granville Allen |
| Abel Lloyd | 94 | Hays | unknown |
| Dr. Brown | 94 | Kenton | unknown |
| O. M. Lewis | 95 | Carlisle | unknown |
| Bracht | 96 | Corinth | unknown |
| Marion Bradley | 97 | Russellville | unknown |
| G. W. Berry | 98 | Antioch Mills | unknown |
| William Perkins | 99 | Albany | unknown |
| Phil Sheridan | 100 | Milldale | Philip Henry Sheridan |
| E. W. Murphy | 101 | Manchester | unknown |
| Samuel Begley | 102 | Hyden | Samuel L. Begley |
| N. B. Skinner | 103 | Shepherdsville | Nathaniel B. Skinner |
| Robert Storie | 104 | Slick Rock / Hiseville | unknown |
| Captain King | 105 | Kingsville | unknown |
| Mason | 106 | Georgetown | unknown |
| P. Martin | 107 | Central City | unknown |
| James Morrow | 108 | Russellville | unknown |
| Gabe C. Wharton | 109 | Mackville | unknown |
| J. T. Boyle | 109 | Louisville | Jeremiah T. Boyle |
| J. W. Finnell | 110 | Grayson | John William Finnell |
| Robert Cowherd | 111 | Wright's Station | unknown |
| R. G. Shaw | 112 | Henderson | Robert Gould Shaw |
| J. H. Meyers | 113 | Meeting Creek / Big Clifty | unknown |
| Alexander | 114 | Burkesville | unknown |
| Conover Darnell | 115 | Montpelier | unknown |
| L. A. Hanson | 116 | Mayfield | unknown |
| J. C. Carroll | 117 | Campbellsville | unknown |
| Major Waller | 118 | Fristol | Wiley Waller |
| J. G. Eve | 118 | Barbourville | unknown |
| Ellsworth | 119 | Butler | Elmer E. Ellsworth |
| W. C. Patrick | 120 | Salyersville | Wiley Cope Patrick |
| Gregory | 121 | Mayfield | unknown |
| H. Skidmore | 122 | Harlan | unknown |
| Thomas Buchanan | 123 | Williamsburg | unknown |
| Dr. Joseph S. Drane | 123 | Bethlehem | Joseph Stephen Drane |
| John P. Hall | 124 | Sturgis | unknown |
| Thomas P. Young | 125 | Danville | Thomas P. Young Jr. |
| Garnett | 126 | Cynthiana | unknown |
| Milton M. Frazier | 127 | Mount Vernon | Milton M. Frazier |
| Green Broaddus | 128 | Winston | Green B. Broaddus |
| A. Alexander | 129 | Irvine | unknown |
| T. D. Sedgwick | 130 | Richmond | Thomas D. Sedgewick |
| Stanley Matthews | 131 | Cub Run | unknown |
| August Willich | 132 | Louisville | August Willich |
| Col. Coffey | 133 | London | unknown |
| Pineville | 133 | Pineville | post location |
| J. W. Patterson | 134 | Polkville | unknown |
| Robert E. Bowling | 135 | Gays Creek | unknown |
| Coley Apperson | 136 | Mount Sterling | Coleman Rogers Apperson |
| S. Kuykendall | 137 | Morgantown | unknown |
| J. H. Cochron | 138 | Lewisburg | unknown |
| D. A. Smith | 139 | Riverside | David A. Smith |
| Charles Prewett | 140 | Mount Sterling | unknown |
| William Cartmill | 141 | Salt Lick | unknown |
| Miller | 142 | Nicholasville | unknown |
| Captain Lowe | 143 | Brandenburg | William David Lowe |
| J. F. Dulin | 144 | Edmonton | John F. Dulin |
| R. Kincade | 145 | Lancaster | unknown |
| W. R. Terrell [sic] | 146 | Harrodsburg | William Rufus Terrill |
| Hanson | 147 | Winchester | unknown |
| George Cotton | 148 | Versailles | George T. Cotton |
| Chancy Durham | 149 | Willowtown | unknown |
| J. W. Mills | 149 | Monticello | unknown |
| Hutchison | 150 | Buchanan | unknown |
| T. M. Wheatley | 151 | Patesville | Thomas M. Wheatley |
| Smith Payton | 152 | Glasgow | unknown |
| G. W. Nell | 153 | Gradyville | unknown |
| Z. S. Taylor | 154 | Eighty-Eight | Zachariah S. Taylor |
| Z. Morgan | 155 | Big Creek | unknown |
| Dulaney | 156 | Louisville | unknown |
| John Carey | 157 | Morehead | John Carey |
| James M. Marshall | 158 | Flemingsburg | unknown |
| William Fidler | 159 | Lebanon | William H. Fidler |
| B. A. Wheat | 160 | Sulphur Well | unknown |
| Marion Murphy | 161 | Kirksville | unknown |
| L. D. Yost | 162 | Pikeville | unknown |
| Netter | 163 | Cullen | unknown |
| S. N. Melton | 164 | Poole | Samuel N. Melton |
| B. L. Boston | 165 | Lawrenceburg | Benjamin L. Boston |
| McKineven | 166 | Maysville | unknown |
| John Connor | 167 | Bardstown | unknown |
| Elijah Clay | 168 | Jackson | Elijah Clay |
| E. F. King | 168 | Corbin | Embassy F. King |
| Hally Smith | 169 | Clay City | unknown |
| Cpt Chio | 169 | Kuttawa | unknown |
| William P. Boone | 170 | Louisville | William Pennybacker Boone |
| Capt. James West | 171 | Berea | unknown |
| G. W. Latham | 172 | Clifty | unknown |
| Charles W. Ross | 173 | Bardstown | Charles Wortham Ross |
| Capt. Wolford | 174 | Science Hill | Fountain Ivy Wolford |
| J. B. Jett | 174 | Carrollton | John B. Jett |
| M. R. McCulloch | 175 | Eastview | unknown |
| Rhodes Laskey | 176 | Stanford | unknown |
| E. B. Dudley | 177 | Horse Cave | unknown |
| Marion C. Taylor | 178 | Samuel's Depot | Marion Cartright Taylor |
| Waller | 179 | Kuttawa | unknown |
| T. H. Sherrod | 180 | Sharon Grove | Thomas H. Sherrod |
| William Searcy | 181 | Lawrenceburg | unknown |
| Thomas Rankin | 182 | Williamstown | unknown |
| Thomas Wilson | 183 | Sturgeon | unknown |
| Treadway | 184 | Booneville | Elisha Bowman Treadway |
| William T. Sherman | 185 | Louisville | William Tecumseh Sherman |
| S. M. Barnes | 186 | Stanton | unknown |
| D. D. Porter | 187 | Keene | David Dixon Porter |
| Severs | 188 | Elizabethtown | unknown |
| J. Pool | 189 | Corydon | unknown |
| W. H. Harrington | 190 | Eubanks | unknown |
| H. Higdon | 191 | Knottsville | unknown |
| Fred Douglass | 192 | New Castle | Frederick Douglass |
| Capt. Bailey | 193 | Pellyton | unknown |
| S. S. Fry | 194 | Texas | Speed S. Fry |
| Avery Byers | 195 | Horse Branch | unknown |
| L. Lackey | 196 | Stanford | unknown |
| Fry | 197 | Speed S. Fry | Anchorage |
| A. Lincoln | 198 | Abraham Lincoln | Owensboro |
| Capt. J. Gooden | 199 | Messers, Kentucky|Messers | unknown |
| Llewellyn Bacon | 200 | Hopkinsville | unknown |
| no information | 201 | | |
| Hudleston | 202 | Grant's Lick, Kentucky | unknown |
| Owens Ray | 203 | Cain's Store, Kentucky | unknown |
| Jesse M. Ward | 204 | Laytonsville, Kentucky | unknown |
| J. W. Thornberry | 205 | Lewisburg | unknown |
| Henry Page | 206 | Horse Cave | unknown |
| R. L. Beckman | 207 | Rumsey | unknown |
| Cromwell | 208 | Cromwell | post location |
| Ritch | 209 | Phil | unknown |
| S. Duckworth | 210 | Sornora | unknown |

## Abbreviations used

* MG = Major General
* BG = Brigadier General
* Col = Colonel
* Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
* Maj = Major
* Cpt = Captain
* Lt = 1st Lieutenant
* 2Lt = 2nd Lieutenant
* Sgt = Sergeant
* Cpl = Corporal
* Pvt = Private
* Bvt = Brevet
* QM = Quartermaster